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June 19, 2007
Chicks and Garden
Badger asked to see my garden and chicks.
We have been getting a nice rain about twice a week. Somtimes more.
My garden is really thriving. Although I have had to add fertilizer to the soil.
The yellow level in these photos is 47 inches in length.
If that gives you better idea of the size of the squash and cabbages. Peas are growing on the arbors. Romain lettuce is between the cabbge and peas. I tried to get a cross cut view of the entire garden but the sun is so bright it looks like I took a photo of a bunch of tall weeds the photo is so washed out.
Everything is flourishing. I have several lettuces, all sorts of peppers and tomatoes. There is eggplants and okra. We have cucumbers and artichokes. Everything is coming in nicely. The potaoes are beginning to bloom. The peas are late in blooming but they are growing huge. I hope to have a real bumper crop of those.
Here are my baby chicks at one day old. I use an old playpen bought at a junk store for $10 as a brooder. They stayed here 2 weeks then had to be moved to a much bigger pen.
This is the same chicks one week later. See how fast they grow?
They should be called pigs because all they do is eat. In less than two weeks they consumed a fifty pound bag of chick crumbles feed.
It is so very hot here. Humidity is up there topping out the scales. I have to weed my garden around my lettuces this morning before it gets to be smothering hot.
Good to be back and sharing with you all.
Posted by Angie at June 19, 2007 07:13 AM
Comments
So glad you are back. I was thinking all sorts of crazy horrible reasons why you would shut down your blog. I am releived to see you were just taking a break. (by the way, ignor my email. no reason to respond to it now :)
Busy as ever I see. You never have idle hands, that;s for sure.
xoxox
~K!
Posted by: Kismet at June 19, 2007 12:06 PM
So glad you are back. I was thinking all sorts of crazy horrible reasons why you would shut down your blog. I am releived to see you were just taking a break. (by the way, ignor my email. no reason to respond to it now :)
Busy as ever I see. You never have idle hands, that;s for sure.
xoxox
~K!
Posted by: Kismet at June 19, 2007 12:06 PM
So...are we having a fried chicken party this winter?
Hee, hee.
Posted by: MommaK at June 19, 2007 10:36 PM
Your garden is gorgeous!!!
We haven't had as much rain. Our tomatoes and peppers are coming along. Our raspberries are in desperate need of rain and if we get it, we will have a gazillion of them to make jam!
Have a great summer!!
xo
LBC
Posted by: LadyBug Crossing at June 20, 2007 06:44 AM
Oooo! The garden looks fantastic! So jealous of your peas -- I actually managed to get a few pods' worth, but it's too hot for them now and they've stopped producing.
And the baby chicks! So cute! You know I'm going to want to see pictures of the eggs too, when the time comes!
Posted by: Badger at June 20, 2007 10:55 PM
Oooh! Look at those cute baby chicks!!!! And such lovely veggies!
Posted by: liz at June 20, 2007 11:40 PM
Your garden is beautiful. And the chicks, I've always wanted a few chickens but I have a feeling my dog would chase & bark them until they actually dropped of heart attacks.
Posted by: jenny at June 21, 2007 07:44 AM
long time lurker here - delurking to tell you that I just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable Miracle & it made me think of you - especially seeing those chicks! If you haven't picked it up yet,I think you would really enjoy it (she lives on a farm in SW VA too!)
Posted by: rochelle at June 21, 2007 03:44 PM